Space

Jack Nicastro | 8.30.2024 11:33 AM

The launch of the private Polaris Dawn mission, originally slated for 3:38 a.m. on Saturday, is now listed as "TBD" by NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Commanded by entrepreneur and pilot Jared Isaacman, the mission was set to include the first-ever commercial extravehicular activity (EVA), debut SpaceX's new spacesuits, and aim for "the highest altitude of any human spaceflight mission since the Apollo program." But the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has grounded the flight, along with all other launches involving SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

The decision came after SpaceX reported that the first-stage booster of another Falcon 9 "tipped over........

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